Scheck on the Arts

Marco Ramirez' s play The Royale is loosely based on the life of  boxer Jack Johnson, the first African-American heavyweight champion. To read my Hollywood Reporter review of the drama being presented by the Lincoln Center Theater, click here.

Six university film students spend the night in a supposedly haunted Louisiana mansion in the found-footage horror film The Final Project. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

-----Frank Scheck

Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton managed to get through last night's presidential debate without once insulting each other or bragging about their genitals. To read my Hollywood Reporter Critic's Notebook on the event, click here.

Richard Nelson's new theatrical trilogy The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family tracks the lives of a Dutchess County, NY family during a tumultuous election cycle. To read my Hollywood Reporter review of Hungry, the first installment, click here.

-----Frank Scheck

Donald Trump assured the nation that there was nothing to worry about concerning his manhood in last night's GOP presidential debate. To read my Hollywood Reporter Critic's Notebook about the event, click here.

Neal Brennan, co-creator of Chappelle's Show, performs 3 Mics, an evening combining stand-up comedy, personal monologues and one-liners. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

A competitive swimmer does whatever it takes to get into the Olympics in Lucas Hnath's drama Red Speedo, now at the New York Theatre Workshop. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

-----Frank Scheck

Adam and Zack Khalil's documentary INAAT/SE uses the ancient Seven Fires Prophecy as a springboard to explore contemporary Native American culture and society. To read my Hollywood Reporter review of the film which recently world premiered at Doc Fortnight 2016, click here.

-----Frank Scheck

Valerio Ruiz's documentary Behind the White Glasses chr0nicles the career of Lina Wertmuller, the first woman to receive an Oscar nomination for best director. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

Beth B's documentary Call Her Applebroog profiles her mother, the famed artist Ida Applebroog. To read my Hollywood Reporter review of the film that recently received its world premiere at the Doc Fortnight film festival, click here.

------Frank Scheck